Rock of Our Salvation Psalm 95:1

1O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.



David refers to God as the Rock of our Salvation. He is not only our Creator; He is the solid rock foundation for our lives. As a child of God, Jesus is the Solid Rock upon which we are to stand. It is His gift at Calvary that secured our salvation and is our hope for the future. David wrote this before Jesus went to the cross. So what is it that David was trying to say to the people of his day?

God is the creator of life and He is the sustainer of life. Life began in Him and it continues to exist in Him. Not only is He the creator and sustainer of life, He is the source of life. Life has two aspects. First there is the quantitative aspect of life, which involves time. Life is a matter of time and existence. The second aspect of life is the qualitative aspect, which takes up time but has to do more with the quality of life that we experience. When David wrote that we must make a joyful noise to the Rock of our Salvation, he was referring to the God of the quality of life.

Jesus said, "I am come that you might have life and that you might have it more abundantly." As the Rock of our Salvation, God is the provider of our blessings, which enhance the quality of life as He originally planned for our lives to be. God wants our lives to be filled to overflowing. He wants us to experience life in all of its fullness. He does not want us to miss out on anything!

David wrote, "We are the sheep of His pastures." God wants to lead us and guide us to the green pastures where His abundant blessings can be found. He and He alone is the source of direction that we need. When we look to the lust of the flesh and the pride of life, we look away from His direction to follow the lure of the world that make great promises but never delivers. God is indeed the Great Shepherd.

His hand leads us, as Christians, into the green pastures. By Him we are protected and well provided for; to His honor and service we are entirely devoted as a peculiar people. We must therefore, seek to give Him glory and honor as we live our lives each and every day in the decisions that we make, one decision at a time.

He is indeed the Rock of our Salvation!